Digital & Social Assistant Marketing Manager, Simon Kids

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing is searching for Digital & Social Assistant Marketing Manager (Kids) to manage our parent-focused social media channels as part of our digital marketing department. The Digital & Social Assistant Marketing Manager (Kids) will also work with the Digital & Social Marketing Director (Kids) on developing and executing digital marketing plans for all board book, picture book, chapter book and middle grade titles.

Job responsibilities include:

• Overseeing Simon Kids social channels including but not limited to strategy development, planning content calendars, creating and posting content, writing copy, engaging with followers, maximizing reach, growing audience, and regularly reporting on stats/results
• Creating native social content such as Instagram Reels, Instagram Stories, Instagram photos, memes, and any other photos/videos for use on social media channels
• Driving strategy and overseeing creation of digital assets and content for Simon Kids social media channels
• Brainstorming, planning, and managing execution of digital marketing campaigns and maintaining up-to-date digital marketing plans for all children’s titles

Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:

• 4-6 years of job experience in social media or marketing role
• Demonstrable passion for books and reading, especially children’s books, and knowledge of the children’s publishing landscape, including competitive environment
• Content creation experience (photos and videos)
• Social community management experience, enthusiasm for and knowledge of major social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, X, TikTok, and YouTube)
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with digital analytics and social listening tools
• Proven ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines
• Extremely detail oriented

Preferred qualifications:

• Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, and/or HTML skills
• Experience working with authors